Admission Requirements
Graduation Requirements
All applicants must hold the Bachelor of Arts degree, or its academic equivalent, with a 2.6 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average. Those not meeting this latter requirement, if accepted, will be placed on probation. Graduates from approved unaccredited colleges, if accepted, will be granted provisional acceptance, though exceptions may be made when the grade point average is 3.0 or higher. Graduates from approved unaccredited colleges may be required to take additional liberal arts course work (not applicable toward the graduate degree) if their undergraduate program did not include these courses. Students who have not had Greek but wish (or need) to take it in seminary may take Beginning Greek at Talbot and receive elective credit applicable toward the graduation requirement.
A. Satisfactorily complete 96-98 semester units. See (D) below.
B . Take the courses prescribed in the Master of Divinity curriculum.
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C. Complete the requirements in one of the concentrations.
D. Submit an acceptable thesis (four units) chosen in consultation with the major advisor or, at the option of the major advisor and in lieu of the thesis, complete six units of electives. Students who write theses will have a total requirement of 96 units, and those who take six units of electives in lieu of a thesis will have a total requirement of 98 units. Five unbound copies of the thesis are to be submitted to the librarian. E. At least 50% of the total units required for the degree program must be completed at this seminary, calculated prior to applying any advanced standing/reduction or transfer credit. F. The M.Div. program can be completed in three years (as outlined below), although a more typical rate of progress will allow the program to be completed in four years. For those who need to extend the program, a five-year curriculum for the Master of Divinity in Pastoral & General Ministries Concentration is available on our website: biola.edu/registrar/ services/index.cfm
Concentration Requirements
Changes of concentration may be authorized under certain circumstances prior to the completion of 48 units, but are discouraged after that point. Students without a working knowledge of Greek must take TTNT 501 and 502 (Beginning Greek) which are not for credit unless taken in place of elective units. Electives in the Curriculum Electives are open to the student’s choice (check prerequisites listed in course descriptions) regardless of concentration, but that choice may be governed by the following guidelines: 1. If writing a thesis, the student’s advisor may require up to four units of electives in an area of study in preparation for the thesis.
Master of Divinity Biblical Languages Requirement
Two biblical languages are required: Greek and Hebrew. Either may be taken first.
2. Students who do not write a thesis are required to take two additional elective units for a program total of 98 units.
Greek The courses listed below are required beyond beginning Greek. A qualifying examination is available to all interested students. Those who pass the examination may enroll directly in TTNT 503.
Advanced Standing Applicants who have taken undergraduate courses in biblical or theological studies may request advanced standing based on collegiate work. See Talbot Admissions Requirements for details.
Introduction to Exegesis Exegesis in the Gospels
Units: 3
TTNT 503
Units: 3
TTNT 604
Exegesis in the Epistles & Acts
Units: 3
TTNT 605
Beginning Greek Requirement Students who do not take or do not pass the qualifying examination must take the courses listed below (for two units each) as prerequisites to TTNT 503.
Academic Probation
Students are placed on academic probation if their grade point average for any semester falls below 2.5 and will remain on probation as long as the single semester of cumulative grade point average remains below 2.5. Students on probation are granted one semester in which to bring their academic work up to the required level (2.5) for continuance in the seminary. A student cannot graduate while on probation.
Beginning Greek I Beginning Greek II
Units: 2
TTNT 501
Units: 2
TTNT 502
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